Linguistics : a very short introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Matthews, P. H. (Peter Hugoe) |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Description: | 134 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Very short introductions |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4898742 |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- 1. The study of language
- 2. 'Homo loquens'
- 3. Language in time and space
- 4. Language families
- 5. In praise of diversity
- 6. What is a language?
- 7. How much is systematic?
- 8. Sounds
- 9. Language and the brain
- Further reading
- Index